Submitting Manuscripts

    How to Submit a Manuscript for Review

    For review, manuscripts may be submitted initially in either of two ways:


    1. Electronic submissions - should consist of one copy of the full manuscript in PDF format (see our comments on electronic submission for additional information). Ideally, figures will be incorporated as part of the electronic document. If that is not possible, figures may be sent as separate files in any of the standard graphics formats.

        Authors should register and upload their electronic submission in PDF format using our Web form. The web form allows corresponding authors to log into the Language and Speech secure web server, provide/update their contact information, enter abstract and title page information, and upload manuscripts directly. By submitting manuscripts using the web interface, authors also aquire the ability to check on the status of manuscripts whenver they wish.
        PLEASE NOTE: This method is for new submissions only. Revised manuscripts should be submitted as an email attachment.

        Problems with electronic submission should be emailed to lgsp@asel.udel.edu

    2. If you are not able to submit electronically, paper submissions are always acceptable. For paper submission, please send four identical copies of the full typescript. Processing of the manuscript will begin as soon as the hardcopy is received (you will be notified when this occurs). Please note that processing time for paper-only submissions will be significantly longer than electronic submission.

      With paper submission, we still request email notification of submission that provides us with the title page and abstract. Alternatively, you may use the web form described above to register and send the abstract and title page information. Simply skip the last step wherein the machine readable manuscript is uploaded.

    Printed manuscripts and any other postal correspondence should be addressed to:

        LANGUAGE AND SPEECH Editorial Office
        Research
        Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
        1600 Rockland Rd.
        Wilmington DE 19803
        USA
        [Printable Address Label]

    How to Submit a Revised Manuscript for Review

    Revised manuscripts should be sent directly to lgsp@asel.udel.edu as an email attachment in PDF format. Please be sure to include, as a separate document, an accompanying letter in which you clearly indicate how and where in the new paper you have addressed the reviewers' comments. Do not use the online submission form which is only for registering and submitting new manuscripts.

    How to Submit a Final Manuscript for Publication

    For submitting the final copy of articles accepted for publication, requirements differ from those outlined above for manuscript review purposes.

    • A text-based, word processing document must be sent. Documents in .doc or .rtf are preferable. Please note that for this copy, pdf and postscript are NOT acceptable. LaTex is also NOT acceptable. We require a text- as opposed to image-based format. This document may be

      • emailed as an attachment (preferred),
      • sent on a floppy disk, zip disk, or CDROM accompanying the posted hardcopy,
      • uploaded via ftp.

    • In addition to the text-based, word processing document, a matching pdf (preferred) or PostScript version of the final manuscript is also required.

    You will be notified when the manuscript arrives and we will contact authors regarding minor (e.g., formatting, punctuation, etc.) issues that may need to be addressed before the manuscript is passed on to the publisher. In most cases, these matters can be resolved quickly by email or phone.